Connecticut Breaks Federal Guidelines By Vaccinating People Based On Age
Grocery store employees, janitors and other essential workers will no longer have priority under the state's new vaccination plan, which is based on age.
Health & Safety
Could A Single-Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine After Illness Stretch The Supply?
People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting.
FDA Clears The Way For Another COVID-19 Vaccine To Go Into Circulation
The Food and Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency voted unanimously in its favor.
NBA Criticized For Decision To Hold All-Star Gaming During Pandemic
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the NBA's decision to host this year's All-Star Game in Atlanta — as the country continues to battle COVID-19.
Vaccine Supply Will Be Joined By Johnson & Johnson's 1-Dose Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine ships this week. It is 66% effective at preventing mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, and 93% effective at keeping people who do get the disease out of the hospital.
Family Of COVID-19 Victim Wants To See 'Orbisculate' In The Dictionary
Hilary and John Kriegler want to honor their father Neil, who made up the word "orbisculate." It means grapefruit juice squirting into your eye. They're petitioning to get it into the dictionary.
To Help Farmworkers Get COVID-19 Tests And Vaccine, Build Trust And A Safety Net
Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.
A Race To Protect His Country — And His Mother
For this health expert based in Boston, the effort to get vaccines to his native South Africa was intensely personal.